Pricing
Pricing
Transparent commission pricing — no hidden fees, no retainers.
How does the commission work?
Full-service commission is 5–8% of product value, stepping down with volume. It is the same model for every client, it covers the full service (sourcing, negotiation, quality control, shipping coordination), and it never hides inside your unit price.
Full-service commission
of product value, stepping down with volume. For example, a $10,000 first order carries roughly $500–$800 commission.
Over $100,000
Programs and annual volume deals
Which services have a fixed price?
Booked per job, listed on your quote before you pay, never discovered after.
Factory audit
A full day on site: licenses, machines, capacity and QC, with a photo report and risk rating.
Sourcing brief
Fixed-fee research package: a shortlist of verified suppliers with indicative pricing, lead times, and MOQs, plus a recommended next step.
Pre-shipment inspection (PSI / DUPRO)
Per inspector-day, including travel, sampling to AQL standard, photo report, and defect summary. Most orders need one day.
1-by-1 inspection
Every unit checked instead of sampled. For launches, safety-critical and high-value goods.
Product photography
Lifestyle and studio shots for listings and marketing, taken before shipping.
Warehousing
Storage and consolidation in our Shenzhen warehouse between production and shipment.
Included in every order
- ✓ A dedicated sourcing agent and one point of accountability
- ✓ Supplier verification: licenses, video checks, price benchmarking
- ✓ Itemized quotes that name the factory and the factory price
- ✓ Inspections arranged and reviewed
- ✓ Consolidation, export documents and freight coordination
What costs nothing
- ✓ Product quotes and supplier options
- ✓ The first consultation and category price check
- ✓ Honest advice when a product or deadline is not realistic
You pay when work starts, on the published rate, with the scope in writing.
Why compare quotes on landed cost, not fee percentage?
Landed cost = product + service fee + inspection + freight + duties
A 5% commission on a real factory price is cheaper than a 0% commission on a padded one, because the padding hides inside the unit price. Build the full landed cost on the same spec to the same door, and compare there.
The worked method is in sourcing commissions explained; how freight moves the number is in our shipping comparison.
Ready to Start?
How do you get a quote for your product?
Quotes are prepared after a short exchange, not from a rate card, because two products with the same price tag can need very different work. Send the product details, the quantity, and the deadline, and the quote will come back with named factories, itemized unit prices, the inspection plan, and the fees on one document.
The full fee logic, the 5 to 8 percent commission, the flat-fee sourcing brief, and the per-visit inspection rates, is published on the pricing and commission page, so you can check any line of the quote against it before signing.
The consultation that starts this is free, and the quote itself carries no obligation. The landed cost guide helps you read the numbers once they arrive.
Frequently asked questions
How does the commission work?
Full-service commission is 5–8% of product value, stepping down with volume. One rate covers the full service: sourcing, negotiation, QC and shipping coordination. Your exact rate is confirmed in writing before work starts. For example, a $10,000 first order carries roughly $500–$800 commission.
What is included in the commission?
Supplier verification with licenses and video checks, itemized factory benchmarking, production scheduling and follow-up, pre-shipment inspection arranged and reviewed, problem resolution in Chinese, plus consolidation, export documents and freight coordination. One point of accountability for the whole chain.
What costs extra at pass-through?
Freight, duties and taxes, sample and courier fees, tooling and laboratory tests — each arrives with its original invoice and zero markup. The landed cost guide shows how these lines combine into the per-unit number you should compare across quotes.
What is genuinely free?
Product quotes and supplier options, the first consultation and category price check, and honest advice when a product or deadline is not realistic. You pay when scoped work starts, on the published rate, with the scope in writing — see how it works.
Which jobs have fixed prices?
Factory audits from $350, pre-shipment inspections around $280 per inspector-day, the sourcing brief from $149, per-unit 1-by-1 inspections, product photography sets and warehousing per CBM-month are booked per job and listed on your quote before you pay — the cards above carry the current rates. Nothing fixed-fee is discovered after the fact; scope changes are requoted in writing first.
Why compare landed cost instead of fee percentage?
A 5% commission on a true factory price beats 0% on a padded one, because padding hides inside the unit price. Build product plus service fee plus inspection plus freight plus duties to the same door on the same spec — the worked method is in commissions explained.
How do I get an exact quote for my product?
Send product details, quantity and deadline via the contact page. The quote names factories with itemized unit prices, the inspection plan and the fees on one document — check any line against the commission page before signing. No obligation attached.
Do prices change after I pay the deposit?
No — the signed spec locks unit prices, and any change you request is requoted in writing before production continues. If a factory tries to move the price, your agent holds the agreed proforma and the inspection-gated balance. How deposit schedules protect you is in the payment terms guide.